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Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad. Maliki says there will be a new Iraqi government by July 1. And in Egypt, the verdict and sentencing of the three Al Jazeera journalists. A UN human rights chief accuses authorities in Cairo of "crushing" the news media. Plus, a Flemish musical about WWI is a blockbuster in Belgium.

Water from the Colorado River reached the sea for the first time in decades this spring, the result of an experimental release of water into the river's long dried-up delta. Now scientists are evaluating the effect of that flood, and trying to nurse parts of the delta back to life.

ISIS and its Sunni allies have made major territorial gains in western Iraq, seizing almost all of Anbar, the country's largest province. Now they're turning their attention to Baghdad, where Secretary of State John Kerry arrived today to help boost the morale of the Iraqi government.

The fate of the US national soccer team is still up in the air. After a heartbreaking draw against Portugal on Sunday, everything now rides on their final game against Germany on Thursday. Reporter and soccer player Anders Kelto explains what needs to happen for the US to make it to the next round of the World Cup.

Drive by the Yusuf Mosque in Boston on a Friday afternoon, prayer day, and you'll see men and women from across the Muslim world, from Indonesia to Iraq to North Africa, in a wide variety of dress. And none of them care which Islamic sect anyone is from.

World War I began in Europe 100 years ago this summer. That conflict is still hugely important to people there, and the war looms large in a lot of popular culture. Think Downton Abbey. Americans on the other hand, for the most part, couldn't care less. The World's history guy, Chris Woolf, explains the different takes.

US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Cairo to meet with new Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. This high-level meeting was an attempt by Washington to improve strained relations with Egypt following months of political unrest. But the sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists Monday could be another setback.